DexExpectProgramState(state [,**times])
Args:
state (dict): { 'frames': [
{
# StackFrame #
'function': name (str),
'is_inlined': bool,
'location': {
# SourceLocation #
'lineno': int,
'path': str,
'column': int,
},
'watches': {
expr (str): value (str),
expr (str): {
'value': str,
'type_name': str,
'could_evaluate': bool,
'is_optimized_away': bool,
'is_irretrievable': bool,
}
},
}
]}
Keyword args:
times (int): Minimum number of times this state pattern is expected to
be seen. Defaults to 1. Can be 0.
Expect to see a given program state a certain number of times.
For every debugger step the reported state is compared with the expected state. To consider the states a match:
SourceLocation must match in both states. Omitted fields in the SourceLocation dictionary are ignored; they always match.expr in watches in the expected state can either be a dictionary with the fields shown above, or a string representing its value. In either case, the actual value of expr in the debugger must match.[TODO]
DexExpectStepKind(kind, times) Args: kind (str): Expected step kind. times (int): Expected number of encounters.
Expect to see a particular step kind a number of times while stepping through the program.
kind must be one of:
FUNC: The first step into a function which is defined in the test directory. FUNC_EXTERNAL: A step over a function which is not defined in the test directory. FUNC_UNKNOWN: The first step over a function an unknown definition location. VERTICAL_FORWARD: A step onto a line after the previous step line in this frame. VERTICAL_BACKWARD: A step onto a line before the previous step line in this frame. HORIZONTAL_FORWARD: A step forward on the same line as the previous step in this frame. HORIZONTAL_BACKWARD: A step backward on the same line as the previous step in this frame. SAME: A step onto the same line and column as the previous step in this frame.
[TODO]
DexExpectStepOrder(*order [,**on_line])
Arg list:
order (int): One or more indices.
Keyword args:
on_line (int): Expect this line to be stepped on in the order given.
Expect the line every DexExpectStepOrder is found on, or given from on_line, to be stepped on in order. Each instance must have a set of unique ascending indices.
[TODO]
DexExpectWatchType(expr, *types [,**from_line=1][,**to_line=Max]
[,**on_line][,**require_in_order=True])
Args:
expr (str): expression to evaluate.
Arg list:
types (str): At least one expected type. NOTE: string type.
Keyword args:
from_line (int): Evaluate the expression from this line. Defaults to 1.
to_line (int): Evaluate the expression to this line. Defaults to end of
source.
on_line (int): Only evaluate the expression on this line. If provided,
this overrides from_line and to_line.
require_in_order (bool): If False the values can appear in any order.
Expect the expression expr to evaluate be evaluated and have each evaluation's type checked against the list of types
[TODO]
DexExpectWatchValue(expr, *values [,**from_line=1][,**to_line=Max]
[,**on_line][,**require_in_order=True][,**float_range])
Args:
expr (str): expression to evaluate.
Arg list:
values (str): At least one expected value. NOTE: string type.
Keyword args:
from_line (int): Evaluate the expression from this line. Defaults to 1.
to_line (int): Evaluate the expression to this line. Defaults to end of
source.
on_line (int): Only evaluate the expression on this line. If provided,
this overrides from_line and to_line.
require_in_order (bool): If False the values can appear in any order.
float_range (float): If provided, `values` must be floats, and will
match an actual value if they are within `float_range` of each other.
Expect the expression expr to evaluate to the list of values sequentially.
[TODO]
DexUnreachable([, **from_line=1][,**to_line=Max][,**on_line])
Expect the source line this is found on will never be stepped on to. If either ‘on_line’ or both ‘from_line’ and ‘to_line’ are specified, checks that the specified line(s) are not stepped on.
[TODO]
DexLimitSteps([expr, *values][, **from_line=1][,**to_line=Max]
[,**on_line][,**hit_count])
Args:
expr (str): variable or value to compare.
Arg list:
values (str): At least one potential value the expr may evaluate to.
Keyword args:
from_line (int): Define the start of the limited step range.
to_line (int): Define the end of the limited step range.
on_line (int): Define a range with length 1 starting and ending on the
same line.
hit_count (int): If provided, limit the number of times the command
triggers.
Define a limited stepping range that may be predicated on a condition. When the leading line is stepped on and any condition ‘(expr) == (values[n])’ is true or there are no conditions, set a range of temporary breakpoints within the test file defined by the range ‘from_line’ and ‘to_line’ or ‘on_line’. This only happens ‘hit_count’ number of times if the argument is provided.
The condition is only evaluated on the line ‘from_line’ or ‘on_line’. If the condition is not true at the start of the range, or that line is never stepped onto, the whole range is ignored.
DexLimitSteps commands are useful for reducing the amount of steps gathered in large test cases that would normally take much longer to complete.
DexLabel(name [, **on_line])
Args:
name (str): A unique name for this line.
Keyword args:
on_line (int): Specify a line number to label.
Name the line this command is found on or ‘on_line’ if it is provided. Line names can be converted to line numbers with the ref(str) function. For example, DexExpectWatchValues(..., on_line=ref('my_line_name')). Use arithmetic operators to get offsets from labels:
DexExpectWatchValues(..., on_line=ref('my_line_name') + 3)
DexExpectWatchValues(..., on_line=ref('my_line_name') - 5)
This command does not contribute to the heuristic score.
DexDeclareAddress(declared_address, expr, **on_line[, **hit_count])
Args:
declared_address (str): The unique name of an address, which can be used
in DexExpectWatch-commands.
expr (str): An expression to evaluate to provide the value of this
address.
on_line (int): The line at which the value of the expression will be
assigned to the address.
hit_count (int): If provided, reads the value of the source expression
after the line has been stepped onto the given number
of times ('hit_count = 0' gives default behaviour).
Declares a variable that can be used in DexExpectWatch- commands as an expected value by using the address(str[, int]) function. This is primarily useful for checking the values of pointer variables, which are generally determined at run-time (and so cannot be consistently matched by a hard-coded expected value), but may be consistent relative to each other. An example use of this command is as follows, using a set of pointer variables “foo”, “bar”, and “baz”:
DexDeclareAddress('my_addr', 'bar', on_line=12)
DexExpectWatchValue('foo', address('my_addr'), on_line=10)
DexExpectWatchValue('bar', address('my_addr'), on_line=12)
DexExpectWatchValue('baz', address('my_addr', 16), on_line=14)
On the first line, we declare the name of our variable ‘my_addr’. This name must be unique (the same name cannot be declared twice), and attempting to reference an undeclared variable with address will fail. The value of the address variable will be assigned as the value of ‘bar’ when line 12 is first stepped on.
On lines 2-4, we use the address function to refer to our variable. The first usage occurs on line 10, before the line where ‘my_addr’ is assigned its value; this is a valid use, as we assign the address value and check for correctness after gathering all debug information for the test. Thus the first test command will pass if ‘foo’ on line 10 has the same value as ‘bar’ on line 12.
The second command will pass iff ‘bar’ is available at line 12 - even if the variable and lines are identical in DexDeclareAddress and DexExpectWatchValue, the latter will still expect a valid value. Similarly, if the variable for a DexDeclareAddress command is not available at the given line, any test against that address will fail.
The address function also accepts an optional integer argument representing an offset (which may be negative) to be applied to the address value, so address('my_addr', 16) resolves to my_addr + 16. In the above example, this means that we expect baz == bar + 16.
This command does not contribute to the heuristic score.
DexDeclareFile(declared_file)
Args:
name (str): A declared file path for which all subsequent commands
will have their path attribute set too.
Set the path attribute of all commands from this point in the test onwards. The new path holds until the end of the test file or until a new DexDeclareFile command is encountered. Used in conjunction with .dex files, DexDeclareFile can be used to write your dexter commands in a separate test file avoiding inlined Dexter commands mixed with test source.
This command does not contribute to the heuristic score.
DexFinishTest([expr, *values], **on_line[, **hit_count=0])
Args:
expr (str): variable or value to compare.
Arg list:
values (str): At least one potential value the expr may evaluate to.
Keyword args:
on_line (int): Define the line on which this command will be triggered.
hit_count (int): If provided, triggers this command only after the line
and condition have been hit the given number of times.
Defines a point at which Dexter will exit out of the debugger without waiting for the program to finish. This is primarily useful for testing a program that either does not automatically terminate or would otherwise continue for a long time after all test commands have finished.
The command will trigger when the line ‘on_line’ is stepped on and either the condition ‘(expr) == (values[n])’ is true or there are no conditions. If the optional argument ‘hit_count’ is provided, then the command will not trigger for the first ‘hit_count’ times the line and condition are hit.
This command does not contribute to the heuristic score.
DexCommandLine(command_line)
Args:
command_line (list): List of strings that form the command line.
Specifies the command line with which to launch the test. The arguments will be appended to the default command line, i.e. the path to the compiled binary, and will be passed to the program under test.
This command does not contribute to any part of the debug experience testing or runtime instrumentation -- it's only for communicating arguments to the program under test.
This command does not contribute to the heuristic score.
DexWatch(*expressions)
Arg list:
expressions (str): `expression` to evaluate on this line.
[Deprecated] Evaluate each given expression when the debugger steps onto the line this command is found on.
[Deprecated]